PARTY DOWN Revival Adds Jennifer Garner, James Marsden, Zoë Chao, and More To Cast

The Party Down revival that has been set up at Starz has added some additional cast members, which include Jennifer Garner, Zoë Chao, and Tyrel Jackson Williams as series regulars. Then there’s James Marsden, who will also appear in the series in a recurring guest star role.

They join the previously announced returning original series cast members, which include Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan Mullaly.

Garner will take on the role of Evie,  “a successful producer of studio franchise movies, who, in the wake of a breakup, is reconsidering her life choices. A fledgling relationship with Henry Pollard (Scott) becomes a way for her to explore possible new directions.”

Williams (Brockmire, Thunder Force) will play Sackson, “a handsome, confident, driven, wannabe influencer/internet personality. He’s knowledgeable and savvy about his specific internet niche, but a bit lost in every other aspect of life.”

Chao (Love Life, The Afterparty) will play Lucy, “a passionate, outspoken, free-thinking creative ‘food artist.’ Lucy dreams of being a celebrity chef, but she’s stuck cranking out hors d’oeuvres at Party Down without the resources to do anything more ambitious.”

Marsden will play Jack Botty, “an actor who plays the lead in a popular superhero franchise. Jack’s looks match his charm, he enjoys his life, his fame and being the center of everyone’s attention.”

Starz has ordered six episodes of Party Down and the story follows a Los Angeles catering team, a group of Hollywood wannabes that find themselves stuck in a crappy job working for tips while hoping for their big break in the entertainment industry. Each episode of the series finds the catering team working a new event and where they end up getting tangled up with the guests and their lives.

Original series creators and executive producers Rob Thomas, John Enbom, Paul Rudd, and Dan Etheridge are executive producers on the revival, with Enbom serving as showrunner.

Source: Variety

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